Watch This Awesome Woman Kill It on American Ninja Warrior

Watch This Awesome Woman Kill It on American Ninja Warrior

Back in October 2012, the New York TimesMagazine published an article titled “Why Women Can’t Do Pull-Ups,” using some combination of not enough testosterone and too much fat as an explanation. Unsurprisingly, this led to someheated reactions, but all we really needed was this video of Kacy Catanzaro on American Ninja Warrior last night.

I’ve never seen the show before, and you don’t need to in order to appreciate the superhuman feats of the 5-foot former Division 1 gymnast. She’s the first woman to attempt the finals course, and around the 1:30 mark you can see just how strong a woman’s upper body can be.

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